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Vesuvius Holdings Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 54

  1. Svetlana Fankhauser 2024-2024 Director View profile
  2. Richard Mark Sykes 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Elliott Owen Gingell 2019-2023 Director View profile
  4. Geoffroy Godin 2019-2024 Director View profile
  5. Guy Franklin Young 2018-2023 Director View profile
  6. Ian James Lawson 2017-2019 Director View profile
  7. Euan Gunn Drysdale 2017-2023 Director View profile
  8. Nicolas Dominique Marie-Cecile Mathei 2015-2017 Director View profile
  9. Kim Fong Siow 2014-2016 Director View profile
  10. Adrianus Franciscus Carolus Dominicus Van Der Aa 2013-2018 Director View profile
  11. Simon Christopher Upcott 2013-2019 Director View profile
  12. Anthony James Harrison 2013-2014 Director View profile
  13. Rachel Sara Fell 2012-2015 Director View profile
  14. Bryan Richard Elliston 2012-2014 Director View profile
  15. Christer Goran Harald Gardell 2012-2012 Director View profile
  16. Steven James Corbett 2012-2012 Director View profile
  17. Dr Emma Fitzgerald 2011-2012 Director View profile
  18. Jeffery Francis Harris 2010-2012 Director View profile
  19. Francois Clement Wanecq 2010-2012 Director View profile
  20. Peter John Hill 2010-2012 Director View profile
  21. Michael Guy Butterworth 2005-2012 Director View profile
  22. Jeffrey Lindsey Hewitt 2005-2012 Director View profile
  23. Nicholas Robin Salmon 2004-2012 Director View profile
  24. Jan Pieter Oosterveld 2004-2012 Director View profile
  25. John Gilbert Sussens 2004-2012 Director View profile
  26. Michael Kent Atkinson 2003-2005 Director View profile
  27. Robert Geoffrey Beeston 2003-2010 Director View profile
  28. Barry William Perry 2002-2011 Director View profile
  29. Richard Neil Haythornthwaite 1999-2003 Director View profile
  30. Gian Carlo Cozzani 1999-2005 Director View profile
  31. June Frances De Moller 1999-2004 Director View profile
  32. Sir Bryan Hubert Nicholson 1998-2003 Director View profile
  33. Sir Robert Malpas 1997-1999 Director View profile
  34. Anthony George Laurence Alexander 1996-2004 Director View profile
  35. Dennis Henry Millard 1996-2005 Director View profile
  36. Raymond Paul Sharpe 1995-2004 Director View profile
  37. Gregory Theodore Parkos 1993-2001 Director View profile
  38. Richard Martin Hilary Malthouse 1993-2013 Director View profile
  39. John Brian Mcgrath 1993-1998 Director View profile
  40. Brian Augustine Walsh 1992-1994 Director View profile
  41. Ian Stockdale Barr 1992-1996 Director View profile
  42. Donald Louis Carcieri 1997 Director View profile
  43. Michael Jacques Sindzingre 1999 Director View profile
  44. Ian Geoffrey Butler 1997 Director View profile
  45. Richard Michael Oster 1997 Director View profile
  46. Iley, Ralph, Doctor 1994 Director View profile
  47. Stephen Lee Howard 2004 Director View profile
  48. Brian Brooker Carey 1993 Director View profile
  49. Sir Gerald Nigel Mobbs 1993 Director View profile
  50. Roberto Grosso 1994 Director View profile
  51. Dominic Murray 2014-2017 Secretary View profile
  52. Angela June Firman 2013-2014 Secretary View profile
  53. Julia Bagguley 2000-2000 Secretary View profile
  54. Timothy Gilbert Ware 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of head offices
Incorporated
12/11/1930
Previous names
Cookson Group Limited (until 25/07/2013)

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • Vesuvius PLC
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Vesuvius Holdings Limited is controlled by Vesuvius PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Vesuvius PLC.

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Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

5 directors on the board

4.9y median 3.4y
average tenure
8.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Finance 30Business services 2Professional services 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00251977
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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